Laundry ironing and pressing machine



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LAUNDRY I--RONING AND PRESSING MACHINE' Filed July 27, 1937 2Sheets-Sheet l lN'vNToRI l Algwfaf gaf? BY /M fl /r :ATTORNEY June 13,1939. A. DAHLER LAUNDRY IRO-NING AND PRESSING MACHINE I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed July 27, 1.957.

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PatenteclvJune 13, 1939 'i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LAUNDRY laoNINGAND PRESSING MACHINE August Dahler, Bronx, N. Y.; assignor of one-halfto Philip Band, New York, N. Y.

Application July 27, 1937, Serial No. 155,855

14 Claims.

and it has for its object to provide a machinecapable of ironing a shirtin one single operation.

Aside from the above accomplishment, another advantage of my'deviceresides in the fact that the said machine may be operated by only oneperson, thus effecting a great saving in machinery and the incidentalcost of same, as the attainment of the above result, that is the ironingof a shirt,- has hitherto required the employment of three to fourdifferent machines, with the corresponding number of operators to attendto these.

This invention may thus be said to reduce very considerably the array ofmachines, hitherto necessary in laundry work, with an incidental savingof space occupied by said machinery; at the same time a saving of laboris affected, as hereinbefore stated, thus bringing about .as a total animmense saving obtained by the use of my devised machine, hereinafterdescribed.

The present invention embodies further new and useful features, inaddition to those of my invention for which the U. S. Patent No.2,086,900, has been granted to me.

As the construction of my invention is comparatively simple, the cost ofmanufacturing the same should be proportionately low.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,

hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, and in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, andin Which:v

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my device,

in open position, that is with the lid or upper part of said deviceswung open.

Figure 2 is an endelevati'onal view of said device. l

, Figure 3'is a top plan view of the device.

'gure 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 4 4 in Figure3;

Fig-.4a is a fragmentary view, similar to that of Fig. 4, 'showingthedevice in'open position; y Figure 5 is a detail sectional view ofmydevice,

taken on the line 5--5 in Figure 3; and

rig. e is a. section@ view, taken on the lineet l Referring moreparticularly to thedrawings,

my device may be said to consist of three major parts, namely, a lid, orupper part I 0, a center part Ii, and a bottom part I2.

The center part II is flxedly secured at one end thereof toda standardI3; by means of a hollow shank I 4, While the other end of said centerII. part is made with a reduced portion I5, as may be seen in Figure 5,adapted to accommodate an adjustable cone-shaped member I6, which latterhas for its purpose to receive thereon the-collar of a shirt during theironing operation of said 10 shirt.

The'center part I I has its sides formed with somewhat rounded portionsI'I, as shown in Figure l, in order properly to fit the form of a shirt.

In said center part, the bottom I8 thereof extends forward of thereduced portion I5, as shown in Figure 5; said extended bottom portionserves as a support for the cone-shaped member I6; while the said centerpart proper is formedwith a cylindrical opening I0 therein, as shown in20 Figure 5, to permit of the arrangement of ksuitable operating meanstherein, in the present instance a. rod 20. It will be noted that saidrod 20 is extending through the shank I 4, and through the standard I3one end thereof, terminating in 25 manipulating means, for instance, asshown-a Wheel 2 I, arranged upon the outsid'eiof said standard. Theother end of said rod 20 terminates into a right-angle bent portion,which maybe seen in section at 60 in Figure 5. Said-bent por- 30 tion,which is located underA the cone-shaped member I6, will actuate thelatter when manipullated, as mentioned by means of the wheel 2|,

and cause it to fit the collar of the shirt to be ironed; saidcone-shaped member I6 is' adjusted 35 I l, as may be seen in Figure 1.The end ofthe',y bent rod 20 mayalso Ibe seefn inFig. 6. 40

. In actual operation the bodyof a shirt 52' is` placed upon the centerpartIIQand the,collar.

5t is accommodatednby the clone-shapedy member I6, `while in thisoperation aspring 23, secured to said'` cone-shaped'vmembe'r I6, isadaptedto". hold the collar inpositiombypressingon to the latter.r4 f

, l' Thebottom Parti? whichmay beloperatedin 4any suitable-manner-forinstance, by a lever,V 24, as shown indigurelis formed with a somewhat.concave upper; Surt ce Y.adapted to l snuglyt the lowerlbody .po tion,`hecenter part .II, and,

thus contributing,tqgthedroning ofa shirt, that.,

is, the back part` thereof, when said bottom part 55 I2 is brought upagainst the center part in an upward movement of the former.

The bottom part I2 is slidable in its up and downward motion, upon twotelescopic members 25 and 26, of a cylindrical shape, of which members,one 28 is secured to the bottom part I2, while the other member 25 issecured to a frame work 21.

Said bottom part I2 is upon each side thereof provided with an upwardlyextending and slightly outwardly slanting arm 28, adapted to act uponand accommodate the sleeve 53 of a shirt during the ironing operation.

The top part I0 is secured to the arms 29 and 3U of a bifurcated member3|, as shown in Figure 3, which member in turn is hingedly attached. asshown at 33 in Figure 1, tofa standard 32, forming part ofthe frame Work21, upon which the device rests. Preferably the top part III is providedwith an operating handle or the like and a spring 66 which tendsnormally to raise the top part I0 about pivot 33. It will be understoodthat, in accordance with conventional practice, a suitable weight mightreplace the spring 85.

The top part I0 is formed with a lower surface of a somewhat curvedShape, as shown at 34 in IFigure 1, adapted to register with the uppersurface of the center part I I, when the part I0 is lowered upon thelatter in an ironing operation.

A member 35 slidable, in a longitudinal direction, is arranged upon eachside of the top member I 0; said slidable member is bent upon itself toform double walls with a groove 38 between said walls 38 and 39, as maybe seen in Figure 4. In the groove between these walls is mounted amember 31 carried on arm 31a, as may be-seen in Figure 1, which memberhas its top portion somewhat curved and shaped to accommodate the cuffs42, as shown in Figure 3, o f a shirt, during the ironing operation.Between the said walls 38 and 391s further pivotally mounted-a member40, pivoted as by, pin 40a, which terminates in a somewhat cup-shapedend portion 4I, adapted, also, to accommodate the cuffs in said ironingoperation of a shirt, as said cup-shapedfmember 4I during the aforesaidoperation is made to close upon and embrace the cuffs 42 arranged uponthe top of the member is, also, formed with a forwardly projectingportion 45, as shown in Figure 1, so that when in closing and loweringthe top part I8 upon the center part II, the projecting portion 45of thebottom part I2 will automatically cause the member 35 to slide backwardas the slanting surface 44 upon the extended portion 43 is acted upon bythe slanting surface 45 of the stationary part 45 of the bottom part I2.

The top part I 8 has two prongs 41 and 41?., upon which a semi-circularmember 48 is mountedy and adapted to secure a member 49 in position;said member 49 has the form of a ring and is slightly cone-shaped andadapted to embrace the collar of a shirt ,during ironing operation, assaid collar is arranged upon the member I 8. Said ring member 49terminates inthe extended end portions 50 and 50'; these end portionsare made to be acted upon, and, in turn, press the ring member 49 aroundthe collar 54, when during the operation the member 35. as hereinbeforestated, slides back, whereby the upper slanting flanges 5I and 5I ofsaid member 35 will tend to close, or bring nearer to each other thesaid end portions 50 and 50.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing fromY the spirit of the invention,and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the construction andarrangement shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:-

1. A laundry ironing and pressing machine, comprising a center part,adapted to have a shirt mounted thereon, said center part being madewith a tubular opening therethrough and having one end thereof made witha reduced portion in its upper surface, a standard forming part of aframe-work, and a hollow shank connecting said center part to thestandard, a vertically movable cone-shaped member arranged in thereduced portion at one end of the center part and adapted to have thecollar of a shirt mounted thereon,

means arranged through the hollow shank and R tubular opening in thecenter part, whereby to actuate the cone-shaped member; a top partcapable of descending upon and closing over the center part, said toppart having means movably attached upon each side thereof, said meanscomprising a member formed with double walls and having the outer sideof the outer wall thereof slightly rounded, a bottom part, a side pieceintegrally formed upon each side of the latter, said side piece beingcurved to correspond with the aforesaid outer wall, the bottom partbeing adapted, to cooperate with the center part, and the side pieces ofsaid bottom part being made to cooperate with the aforesaid outer wallsof the means attached to the movable top part, when the latter islowered upon the center part, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a device, as claimed in claim 1, and wherein telescoping membersare provided, which are adapted to accommodate the bottom part in itsvertical movement.

3. In a device, as claimed in claim 1, and/wherein telescoping membersare provided, which are adapted to accommodate the bottom part in itsvertical movement, one of said telescoping members being integrallysecured to the bottom part,

, and a frame work having the other telescoping member integrallyattached thereto, substantially as shown and described.

4. A laundry ironing and pressing machine, comprising a center partadapted to have the body portion of a shirt mounted thereon, aconeshaped member disposed at one end of said center part and adapted tohave the collar of a shirt arranged thereon; a bottom part made tocooperate with said center part, and a top part adapted to be loweredupon the latter, a member arranged upon each side of the top part, saidmember being formed with double walls and made with a groove between thelatter and adapted to perform a limited sliding movement upon said toppart, and means secured to said member. whereby to accommodate the cuffsof a shirt during the ironing of the said cuffs.

5'."A laundry ironing and pressing machine, comprising a center partadapted to have the body portion of a shirt mounted thereon, aconeshaped member disposed at one end of said center part and adapted tohave the collar of a lo portion, whereby to engage a leg of said ringmember during operation, said sliding member being made to form doublewalls and having a grocye between the latter, and means arranged uponsaid sliding member, whereby to accommodate the cuff of a shirt duringthe ironing thereof. y

6. In a device,asc1aimed in claim 5, and including means arranged insaid groove comprising an arm terminating in a member formed with 2o acurved top portion, adapted to receive a cuif thereon, a cup-shapedmember adapted to close upon the cuff disposed on said curved portion,and an arm integral with the cup-shaped member and pivotally secured insaid groove ofthe slid- 25 ing member.

7. A laundry ironing and pressing machine. comprising a center partadapted to have the body portion of a shirt mounted thereon, aconeshaped member disposed at one end of said center gmpart and radaptedto have the collar of a shirt arranged thereon; a bottom part adapted toclose upon the center part, and a top part adapted to be lowered uponthe latter, a cone-shaped ring member adapted to embrace the collar uponthe cone-shaped member at the end of the center part, a member slidablyarranged upon each side of the top part, said member being formed withdouble walls, an arm disposed between said double walls and beingformed. with an enlarged i portion adapted to accommodate a cuiTvthereon,

il: 'comprising a center part made to receive the bosom of a shirtthereon, a vertically movable cone-shaped member arranged at one end yofsaid center part and adaptedV to have the collar of a shirt mountedthereon; a top part adapted I, for cooperation with the center part,means arranged upon each side of said top part and adapted to have thecuffs of a shirt placed thereon, and a cup-shaped member pivotallyconnected to the top part upon each side thereof and adapty, ed toengage thecuis arranged upon the aforesaid means, a substantiallyring-shaped member arranged at one end of said top part and adapted toembrace the cone-shaped member with the collar mounted upon the latter;a bottom part,

50 side walls integral with the latter and extending in anupwarddirection, said walls being adapted to have a sleevemountedbetween the latter and the top part, in the shirt ironingoperation, substantially as shown and described.

9. A laundry ironing and pressing machine comprising a center part madeto receive the bosom of a shirt thereon, a vertically movablecone-shaped member arranged at one end-of said center part and adaptedto have .the collar 70 of a shirt mounted thereon, and means for ac- 76to the latter and adapted to have the cuff of a shirt mounted thereon, acup-shaped member pivotally secured to each side of said sliding memberand adapted to substantially embrace the curved member with the cuilarranged upon the latter, a ring-shaped member adapted to eml brace saidcone-shapedvmember with the collar mounted upon the latter, saidring-shaped member having arms integral therewith and extending abovethe upper surface of the top part proper, said arms being actuated by-said sliding members; a bottom part, upwardly extending wallsintegrally formed upon each side of the latter and adapted to have thesleeves of a shirt arranged between themselves and said sliding members,during an ironing operation.

10. Ina` device, as claimed in claim 9, and wherein `the sliding membersare made with forwardly projecting end portions, said end portions beingformed with downwardly and inwardly* slanting surfaces, and the bottompart being made with a forwardly projecting slanting portion adapted toengage and actate the end portions of the sliding members duringoperation. 1

11. A laundry ironing and pressing machine comprising a center partadapted to receive and support the body portion of -a shirt, an upwardlyextending member arranged to receive the collar of said shirt, a toppart adjustably mounted and adapted to be brought into and out ofcooperative engagement with said center part, a sliding formationarranged upon each side of said top part, a cuir-supporting member ateach side of the machine and adapted to have the cui of said shirtmounted thereon, a cuil-pressing member adapted substantially to overlieeach cuffsupporting member to press a cuff supported upon the latter, abottom part having upwardly extending portions formed at each sidethereof adapted to overlie the sleeves of said shirt arranged adjacentsaid sliding portions, means for adjustably positioning said bottom partinto and out of operative engagement with said center part, means forcausing displacement of said sliding formations responsive to thebringing together of said bottom, top and center parts, means adapted toexternally engage the supported collar of said shirt, and meansresponsive to the displacement of said sliding formations for bringingsaid last mentioned means into flrm contact with said collar of saidshirt to be ironed.

12. A laundry ironing and pressing machine comprising a center partformed to receive the bosom of a shirt thereon, an adjustably mountedcone-shaped member arranged at one end of said center part and adaptedto have the collar of a shirt mounted thereon, and means for actuatingsaid cone-shaped member. a top part adapted for cooperation with thecenterpart, a sliding member arranged upon each side of said of themachine adapted to have thecuif of a shirt mounted thereon, a cuiTpressing member pivotally arranged at each side of said machine andadapted respectively to substantially overlie the cuff-supportingmembers with the cuffs arranged upon the latter, a ring-shaped memberadapted to embrace said cone-shaped member with the collar mounted uponthe latter, 4said ring-shaped member having arms extending therefromabove the upper surface of the top part proper, said arms being actuatedby said sliding members, a bottom part, upwardly extending wallsintegrally formed upon each side of the latter and adapted to have thesleeves of a shirt arranged between themselves and said sliding members,during an ironing operation, and means for moving said bottom part in anupward and downward direction.

13. A laundry ironing and pressing machine comprising a center part madeto receive the bosom of a shirt thereon, a vertically movable'collar-supporting member arranged at one end of said center part andadapted to have the part having side walls extending in an upward'direction, said side walls being adapted to have a sleeve mountedbetween the latter and the top part, in a shirt ironing operation.

14. A laundry ironing and pressing machine comprising a center part madeto receive the bosom of a shirt thereon,` a collar-supporting memberarranged at one end of said center part and adapted to have the collarof a shirt mounted thereon, a top part adapted for cooperation with thecenter part, means arranged upon each side of said machine and adaptedto support the cuis of said shirt placed thereon, and a cuff-pressingmember pivotally connected to the top part upon each side thereof andadapted to engage the cuffs supported upon the aforesaid means, a memberadapted to embrace the collar-supporting member with the collar mountedupon the latter, a bottom part having side walls extending in an upwarddirection, said yside walls being adapted to have a sleeve mountedbetween the latter and the top part in a shirt ironing operation, saidbottom part and said top part being arranged to move in an upward anddownward direction, and means responsive to the bringing together ofsaid top, center and bottom parts for tightening said member embracingthe collar supporting member about the latter.

AUGUST DAL'ILER.

